SImply, the U.S. Army Special Forces have Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie detachments. For operational security, Colonel Charles Beckwith, first Delta commanding officer decided to name the new unit the “1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – […]
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U.S. Central Command released video of al-Baghdadi raid
As it was announced by President Trump earlier this week, U.S. Central Command has released a video from the al-Baghdadi raid. The daring, two-hour raid was captured on the drone footage which apparently shows US […]
The operation that took out Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the notorious Islamic State (also known as IS, ISIS, ISIL), was killed in Syria’s Idlib province on October 27, 2019, in a military raid carried out by the United […]
The Warrior who became American Hero
In August 2005 Master Sergeant Ivica Jerak died in operations in Iraq. He is part of nearly 8,000 immigrants who join the U.S. military each year. Sergeant Jerak was born in modern-day Croatia and joined […]
Secret No More: How the Mighty Delta Force Was Born
After more than three decades and dozens of Hollywood movies, the U.S. Army’s Delta Force—one of Washington’s premier specialized units—is still largely hidden from public view. The Pentagon offers few details about the group, its […]
Why was SEAL Team 6 chosen over Delta Force for the Operation Neptune Spear?
In fact, it was one of the very first things that popped into my head after it was revealed that DEVGRU was in fact the group that carried out the mission. I disagree with the […]
The only publicly-available video showing real-deal Delta Force
In the world of special forces, the only unit which secrecy has been kept all these years is Delta Force (1st SFOD-D). This video highlights real-deal Delta Force operators in probably the only publicly-available video […]
Top 10 elite special operations units in US Military
To compile a list of the top 10 Special Operation Forces (SOF) in United States Military (Army, Navy, Air Force) we had to combine various scores including several publicly known missions, their type, unit’s firepower, and […]
Delta Force – the bunch of the American finest warriors
Delta Force is the leading basic military counterterrorism unit of the United States acting on foreign soil. The unit was created by Colonel Charles Beckwith in 1977 on the model of the famous British SAS. Members of Delta Force are being […]